Corset rib guard



M. H BOOKSH' CORSET BIB GUARD V July 28, 1959 Filed Nov. 19. 1953 INVENTOR. j

MARCUS H. BOOKSH Unimd Stat t nt CORSET RIB GUARD Marcus H. Booksh, Denver, Colo. Application November 19, 1958, Serial No. 774,959

1 Claim. (Cl. 128-568) This invention relates to wearing apparel and particularly improvements in protective devices used in combination with garments, and in particular protective clips fastened over the ends of stiffening ribs or stays of corsets, wherein sharp ends or edges that wear through upper and lower edges of the garments are permanently covered to prevent injury to the wearer of the garment or damage to garments worn in combination with the corset.

This application is a continuation in part of my copending application filed January 17, 1957, with the Serial No. 634,646, now'abandoned, the guards being provided with openings in the corners of the side walls in addition to the nodes on the inner surfaces whereby the guards may be secured in position by stitches.

The purpose, of this invention is to provide positive means for assuring that guards remain in position over the ends of ribs or stays of a corset.

Various types of guards and clips have been designed for use over the ends of ribs or stays particularly of corsets, however, such devices are not entirely satisfactory and are not used universally because they work loose or wear through the material of the garment. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a guard, U-shape in cross section, and having openings in the corners of the side walls whereby the guards are secured in position over the ends of the ribs of a corset by stitches extended through the openings of the side walls and into the material of the garment.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide an improved corset rib guard in which means is provided for retaining the guard in position over the end of a rib of a corset in an improved and more stable manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide means in a corset rib guard whereby the guard may be stitched to the corset.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a guard for covering the ends of ribs or stays of corsets that fits snugly over upper and lower edges of the garment and presents a neat and attractive appearance.

A still further object is to provide a protective guard for the ends of corset ribs and the like which is readily attached to the garment and which is of a simple and economical construction Another object is to provide a protective guard for covering the ends of ribs or stays of corsets in which the guard may be secured to the garment in a fixed position but may be easily removed for washing the garment or applied to other garments at desired times.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a clip, U-shaped in cross section, designed to be positioned over the end of a 'rib or stay of a corset to provide a protective guard and having nodes or swellings on the inner surfaces and at the corners, and also having stitch receiving openings extended through both of the side walls thereof and spaced inwardly from the corners.

Other features and advantages of the invention will ice appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the improved corset rib protective guard showing the guard installed on a corset and in which the guard and corset are shown on an enlarged scale.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view showing a corset in which the protective guard is positioned over upper and lower ends of ribs or stays thereof.

Figure'3 is a cross section through the upper part of a corset, taken on line 3-3 of .Figure 2, showing an end view of the improved guard, and with the parts shown on an enlarged scale.

While one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the above-referred-to drawings, it is to be understood that they are merely for the purpose of illustration, and that various changes in construction may be resorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the invention may be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances which may arise without in any manner departing from the spirit and intention of the device, which is to be limited only in accordance with the appended claim. And while there is stated the primary field of utility of the invention, it remains obvious that it may be employed in any other capacity wherein it may be found applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specification, the same reference characters are used to designate the same parts and elements throughout, and in which the numeral 10 refers to the invention in its entirety, numerals 12 and 14 side walls connected at the upper edges by an arcuate section 16, numeral 18 nodes or swellings on the inner surface of the side wall 12, numeral 20 nodes or swellings on the inner surface of the side wall 14, and numeral 22 openings through the side Walls and through 'which stitches 24 are placed, as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

The guards are formed of rectangular-shaped strips of material bent midway of the length thereof to form the arcuate sections 16 from which the side walls extend, and to prevent damaging the material of: the garment or of covering garments the lower corners of the side walls are rounded to provide arcuate surfaces :26.

The guards may be made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material, and the material may be covered with enamel of any color desired.

In applying the guards to a garment the garment is placed on a flat surface and the guard positioned over the end of a rib or stay 27. A piece of material is then placed over the guard and side walls of the guard are impressed into the material of the garment by a pair of pliers. In some instances it may be desirable to cover the guard with a layer of cloth to prevent irritation of the skin of the wearer of the garment.

With the guard impressed into the material of the garment with the nodes straddling the ribs, stitches are in serted through the holes 22 and through the material of the garment, thereby securing the guards in position on the garment.

From the foregoing specification it will become apparent that the invention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions for which it has been designed and in an economical manner, and that its simplicity, accuracy, and ease of operation are such as to provide a relatively inexpensive device, considering what it will accomplish, and that it will find an important place in the art to which it appertains when once placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear under- 3 tion in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size, and arrangement of details and parts such as come within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice if desired.

Having now described the invention that which is claimed to' be new and desired to be procured by Letters Patent is:

In a garment, the combination which comprises outer and inner tubular layers of material, laterally spaced stiffening ribs positioned between the layers of material and extended from the lower to the upper end of the garment, protective guards, U-shaped in cross section, having side plates connected by arcuate portions extended over upper and lower edges of the garment and positioned over the ends of the ribs therein, the side plates having nodes on inner surfaces thereof and openings therethrough, the nodes gripping the fabric of the corset and retaining the fabric in position in relation to the ribs, the nodes and openings being positioned at the corners of the free edges of the guards, and the said corners of the free edges being arcuate, and stitches extended through the openings of the side Walls of the guards and into the material of the garment, the stitches being positioned on opposite sides of the ribs and thereby retaining the guards in position in relation to the ribs.

79s,719 West Sept. 5, 1905 

